Rebecca Bennett's layered abstractions in oil on canvas and panel are vibrant, large, and sensual. Her work explores the dynamics of color, line and texture as her brushes and palette knives respond to manipulations of oil and mineral spirits. Often she uses the horizon line in her large canvases to evoke a sense of grand space and serenity in which one can escape and reflect.
Jessica Anne Stone finds her engineering side amidst the emotional chaos of art making abstract art. Revealing the obsessive and perfectionist side of art, her three-dimensional wood artwork requires precise planning for painted wood pieces, followed by an exacting gluing process. The artist becomes engineer, and neatness is essential. Texture and vibrant color find orderly
Carol Lyon's attraction to animals comes naturally, when she finds herself on their turf at the Capital of Texas Zoo. It's her visual reaction that's less natural and requires closer inspection—collaged, surreal landscapes with a graphic impact are revealed to be Read More
Jann Alexander aims to capture Austin's rich architectural fabric and its scenic gumbo of landmarks, icons and signs in her ongoing photography series, Vanishing Austin. The series numbers over 75 unique images, on exhibit at the Vanishing Austin World Headquarters inside Read More
We're Stop #77 in this year's all-new West Austin Studio Tour, Saturday May 19 and Sunday, May 20 from 11 am—6 pm each day (called W.E.S.T. by those clever artists who bring us E.A.S.T. each fall). We'll have new art, prints and photographs in our studio / gallery setting at 8th & Congress — that's just a bit west of East Austin, and just a little bit East of Congress
Read More